14 March, 2016

THE PEACE OF GOD – Monday March 21st 2016

Memorise: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your

hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

Read: John 14:23-27, 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he
will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and
make our abode with him.

24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the
word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present
with you.

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as
the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let
it be afraid.

Bible in one year: Judges 5:1-6:35, Job 39:26-40:14

Peace is the result of one’s
communion with God. Peace is an inner rest that cannot be expressed in words.
Every God given direction and instruction is accompanied by peace. This is why
the Psalmist said;

“He
maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still
waters.”

Psalms
23:2

When God leads, it is always in
the path that guarantees peace and rest. Whenever you want to make a decision
and you lose your peace, there is a need for you to re-examine that decision
because, if you do not have peace concerning that thing, God may not be

involved. All the battles of my life till date have been fought by God; I just
fold my hands and bask in His rest. There are people running from one point to
the other, until you allow the peace of God to come into your heart, God cannot
be at work in your life. With the peace of God in your life, there will be
achievements of many feats. With the peace of God in your life, triumphs in
your pursuits are guaranteed. As disciples of Jesus, we must seek for peace of
God above all things and this can be achieved when we make our ways right with
Him.

“Acquaint
now thyself with him and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee”

Job
22:21

We must return to the will of God
so that there can be peace in our hearts. Let us set our hearts on the truth of
the Word of God, even if it means experiencing social intimidation. Let us
pattern our lives after the will of God. Let us focus on that which is true,
noble and right. Let us keep our minds on the pure, lovely and admirable ways of
life which please God, so that all things can work together for our good. We
live in a world where there is no peace except in Christ alone. Nations are
lifting up arms against nations; there is so much tension in world affairs.
Suicide rates are on the increase. Terrorism is spreading like fire. You never
can tell what the next person standing
next to you is capable of, yet in all these things assured us that;

“These
things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”

John
16:33

Jesus is the author of peace. He
is the Prince of peace, when He dwells in you, war and crises cease.

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